Chapter 210: Beaten, Mr. Royal
Zhang Jing had been with Zhu Shou'an for many years, and had long grasped the little girl's mind. From the initial testing to the final control, Zhang Jing felt that she lived a more noble life than the princess.
What kind of princess? Aren’t you just at my disposal?
As time went by, Zhang Jing became more and more unscrupulous.
So much so that in front of Zhu Shou'an, he has the final say.
So when she heard the word "I", Zhang Jing became furious.
"Who?"
Zhang Jing was furious, and a figure appeared outside the door.
Zhang Jing turned her back to the door and saw Zhu Shou'an slowly looking out the door. Her frail body was actually shaking, and her lips were trembling... The tears that she had been holding back suddenly burst out...
Zhang Jing just reacted at this moment. She turned around suddenly and saw a young man standing outside the door.
She was in charge of all the affairs of Zhu Shou'an and rarely left the palace, so when she saw a man from outside, she subconsciously shouted, "Come here, arrest this lecher!"
This is the princess' residence, yet outsiders are allowed to come in and out. Zhang Jing vowed to make those lazy idiots pay the price.
Then, her body stiffened.
She actually saw a familiar look on the eldest princess' face.
It's like a child being bullied and seeing his parents rushing over.
Admiration, but also with dependence and grievance.
"Cousin."
Outside, Chen Yan stood on the steps, sneered at the eunuchs who came rushing over after hearing the noise, and said lightly: "Don't blame me for being nosy. Anyone who dares to interfere today will be careful not to hurt himself."
Several eunuchs were startled, and one of them exclaimed, "It's Chang Wei Bo, why is he here?"
"When gods fight, we should stay out of it!"
An elderly eunuch stepped forward with a smile on his face, "We still don't know the truth of this matter. If we don't take care of it, we're afraid that we'll be held accountable later..."
Chen Yan stood with her hands behind her back, "The Queen said that you guys are making too much trouble. She turned a blind eye to it in the past, but now that this person has heard the news and came, she can do nothing about it."
"This is a palace matter, isn't it?"
……
The little girl threw herself into Jiang Qingzhi's arms and started crying, "Uncle..."
The voice was filled with grievance, and Jiang Qingzhi felt sad.
"This is a palace matter!"
Zhang Jing then realized that the young man in front of him was Jiang Qingzhi. But this was the palace, not to mention Jiang Qingzhi, even Emperor Jiajing would not care about this place.
Who is she afraid of?
The best way to destroy a person is to allow her to do whatever she wants.
As time goes by, this person's temperament will become lawless, and he will think that God is the boss and I am second.
This is the case with Zhang Jing.
Jiang Qingzhi touched his niece's head and said gently, "Why didn't you tell me earlier if you were bullied?"
Zhu Shou'an raised her head and said with tears in her eyes, "I'm scared."
What are you afraid of... Jiang Qingzhi wanted to ask, but then shook his head.
The palace is dark and gloomy. How can a little girl without a mother not be afraid?
Competing with the female official? Don't be ridiculous. What will happen if there is no one to support you?
Over the past thousand years, how many princes and princesses have died in unclear circumstances in the emperor's harem?
In the eyes of some eunuchs and palace maids, the dragon's sons and grandsons were nothing more than lambs to be slaughtered at will.
"So, what do you want to do with her?" Jiang Qingzhi asked.
Then he felt the little girl's body tremble and there was fear in her eyes.
How long must this person have been bullied for him to become so afraid like a conditioned reflex?
A fury was rising.
"Send someone to ask Concubine Jing, there is a man from outside who broke into the Madam's palace..." Zhang Jing's voice was sharp, "This is a palace matter, what is Lord going to do?"
Jiang Qingzhi raised his head and smiled, "This is a palace matter, but I..." He looked down at the little girl, "What did she call me?"
"Uncle." The little girl looked up, feeling very sad, and tears couldn't stop flowing.
"Yes! Uncle!" Jiang Qingzhi smiled and said, "I heard that my niece was bullied by the servants and had nowhere to hide, so I wanted to come and see which servant was so bold. Was it you?"
"Someone come!" Zhang Jing screamed.
Jiang Qingzhi waved his hands violently.
Snapped!
Zhang Jing covered her face and looked at Jiang Qingzhi in disbelief.
People who have been arrogant for a long time always think that everything should go their way.
"You actually took action?" Zhang Jing's face turned red.
"Go play by yourself for a while!" Jiang Qingzhi patted his niece's shoulder, and after she left obediently, he kicked her.
Although he was not physically strong, he kicked Zhang Jing in anger and knocked her to the ground.
Then Jiang Qingzhi grabbed Zhang Jing and slapped her several times, turning her head into a pig's head. He cursed: "I have never seen such an arrogant and domineering servant. I never like to hit women, but for people like you, I would feel guilty if I didn't hit them! If I hit them, I would be doing justice for the heavens."
After being severely beaten, Jiang Qingzhi stood still, panting.
Zhu Shou'an stared at her uncle blankly until he clapped his hands and turned around to look at her.
"Why, are you scared?" Jiang Qingzhi asked.
Zhu Shou'an shook her head. "I... I'm very happy. But..."
"But what?"
Jiang Qingzhi asked with a smile.
Zhang Jing, who was lying on the ground, barely raised his head and said bitterly: "Your Majesty will not forgive you!"
Zhu Shou'an shuddered, "Uncle, just say that I was the one who beat her. I was the one who beat Zhang Jing."
This little girl!
Jiang Qingzhi smiled, "Don't worry about that. By the way, is there anyone else who is domineering here? Well! Who has bullied you?"
Jiang Qingzhi's eyes turned, and the palace maids and eunuchs quickly lowered their heads.
No one dared to look this murderous young noble in the eye.
Someone had already passed the news to Concubine Lu Jingfei.
"It would be fine if he didn't do it, but if he did, I'd be in trouble." Concubine Lu smiled bitterly. Jiang Qingzhi wanted to enter the harem, so naturally he had to get Concubine Lu's approval.
Concubine Lu originally thought that Jiang Qingzhi was going to support his niece, and probably just to scold the people around the girl.
"He was beaten so badly that his face was as swollen as a pig's head. Also, Zhang Jing was kicked and vomited all over the floor..." Chen Yan couldn't help but shudder when she thought of Zhang Jing's appearance.
"This matter cannot be suppressed." Concubine Lu Jing said decisively: "Go to His Majesty."
The Taoist priest is practicing... no, he is sleeping.
Also called sleeping kung fu.
It is rumored that the founder of the Taoist sect Chen Tuan practiced the art of sleeping. When he fell asleep and woke up, the dynasty in the world had already changed.
"His Majesty."
"Hmm!" The Jiajing Emperor, whose sweet dream was disturbed, opened his eyes and said angrily, "What's the matter?"
"Empress Jing requests an audience."
Concubine Lu rarely came to disturb Emperor Jiajing, so although Emperor Jiajing was dissatisfied, he knew that something must be wrong, "Let her come."
Concubine Lu Jing came in, bowed, and saw that Emperor Jiajing looked fine. She felt relieved and said, "I am here to apologize."
"Speak of business." The Taoist priest became impatient.
"Yes." Concubine Lu Jing said, "I didn't know that someone in the palace treated the eldest daughter harshly, causing such a big incident."
"Who?" Emperor Jiajing's sleepiness disappeared and a cold light flashed in his eyes.
"She is a lady-in-waiting of the eldest princess."
Concubine Lu thought about it carefully and finally decided to stand on Jiang Qingzhi's side. Even if Emperor Jiajing was angry about this, he would only ignore her for a while.
There is almost no rain or dew anyway, so just let it be!
"Shou's mother?"
"Yes." Concubine Lu Jingfei said, "Today, Lord Changwei suddenly said that he wanted to visit the eldest princess and had something to say. I thought that although he was a stranger, he was still a relative. So I asked someone to accompany him. Not long after, I heard that Lord Changwei got angry at the eldest princess and severely criticized a female official..."
She sighed, "It was not until someone reported it to me that I learned that the eldest princess had been controlled by the female officials around her for many years."
"Qingzhi." Emperor Jiajing asked, "Why did he take action?"
"The lady-in-waiting asked the eldest daughter to copy a scripture, saying it was to pray for His Majesty. The scripture the eldest daughter copied was lost, so the lady-in-waiting punished her by saying she should be starved for two days. Upon hearing the news, the eldest son, Wilbur, was furious and...beat her severely."
Although Jiang Qingzhi acted for his niece, that was the harem!
Concubine Lu didn't know how Emperor Jiajing would view this matter, but she was prepared to be scolded.
……
"Tell this woman to Concubine Jing and punish her severely to serve as a warning to others!"
Jiang Qingzhi finished his work and saw that his niece was still scared, so he comforted her: "If anyone bullies you in the future, just tell me. If it's inconvenient, you can ask your two brothers to tell them."
He sneered at the eunuchs and palace maids, "If you hear such things again, I'll break your legs!"
"Long Wilbur." A eunuch came in. "His Majesty has summoned you."
"Uncle!" Zhu Shou'an pulled Jiang Qingzhi's sleeve, with worry in her eyes.
Taoist priest!
You give birth to children but don't care for them, isn't that a sin?
Jiang Qingzhi was speechless and patted the little girl's head. "Don't worry, Taoist... Your Majesty is very kind."
Although Emperor Jiajing was a sentimental man, the harem was his backyard. Now that he had been beaten up by Jiang Qingzhi, no one knew how he would react.
It was rare for Daoye to stay awake so early in the morning. When Jiang Qingzhi arrived, he was having breakfast.
"I have met His Majesty."
"have you eaten?"
Chinese culture has a long history, and there are countless ways to greet others, but the most natural and friendly one is: Have you eaten?
"have eaten."
"what did you eat?"
"Eight Treasure Porridge, Braised Pork, and a plate of stir-fried vegetables."
"It's a big appetite."
"At first I also felt that I had eaten too much, but later I woke up every day when I heard the cock crowing, and gradually I felt that my appetite had improved..."
Emperor Jiajing nodded, "The spleen controls muscles. If the body is strong, the spleen and stomach will naturally be healthy. Conversely, if the spleen and stomach are healthy, the body will naturally be healthy."
The Taoist priest really has something.
"Yes." Jiang Qingzhi felt that he benefited a lot.
Emperor Jiajing put down his chopsticks and said, "Taking a walk after dinner is also a good way to keep fit."
The two of them went out and strolled slowly.
"You must think that I don't care about my children and am not like a father."
"minister……"
The corners of Emperor Jiajing's mouth curled up slightly, "After all, you didn't say the word 'dare not'. I am very relieved."
He said slowly, "I had many children back then, but most of them died young. Someone once told me that two dragons would never meet. I half believed it, half doubted it, so I tried to see my children as little as possible. Sure enough, they all survived, and I was very happy..."
Jiang Qingzhi felt that this verdict was wrong, but he could not refute it because if nothing unexpected happened, the prince would die next year.
"When I was in Anlu, I often went to the market and saw the daily lives of the common people... Even though they were poor, the family was always together."
"I also want to have children and grandchildren around me, but in the end..." Emperor Jiajing was a superstitious person. He had been weak since childhood and followed the old Prince Xing to believe in Taoism. He firmly believed in these words of cause and effect.
"Today I learned that Shou's wife had suffered a lot over the years, and I feel a little guilty. After thinking about it, I realized that this is not normal."
Emperor Jiajing stopped and said, "I am in the Western Garden. Lady Lu is not the empress, nor is she their biological mother. Moreover, children raised by women are mostly weak. I don't like that."
"I have been trying to meet the children recently, but I still feel uneasy. So, I have to find a way to leave them unattended and unsupervised..."
Enthroning the Queen!
Jiang Qingzhi remembered that in the later period of Emperor Jiajing's reign, the harem was always without a master.
I am going to change history.
Jiang Qingzhi has an inexplicable sense of humor.
"I don't trust anyone else, and I don't have the qualifications. After thinking about it, the only one I can choose is you."
Emperor Jiajing turned around and said, "Qingzhi, keep an eye on those children for me!"
(End of this chapter)
